Scientist celebrated today for changing our view of the universe. Aug. 25, 2009 — -- Who invented the telescope? Not Galileo. Who first pointed it at the heavens? Again, it wasn't Galileo. So ...
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The fate of Galileo’s discoveries
Galileo Galilei is recognized as one of the most important scientists in history. He perfected the first telescopes and his discoveries revolutionized our understanding of the universe. However, he ...
"Lecture delivered to the Rochester N.Y. section of the American Optical Society, Nov. 2nd 1965, and to the joint sections of the Delaware Section of the Optical Society of America and the Rittenhouse ...
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Jan. 7, 1610: Galileo sees four moons of Jupiter
On Jan. 7, 1610, Galileo Galilei turned his self-built telescope, which he had recently made improvements to, towards Jupiter. There he noticed three spots of light. Though he first concluded they ...
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